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Plain-English articles, client stories, free calculators and live sessions on cloud migration, cost, security, DevOps, AI and the workplace tools your team uses every day.

Blog

Cloud questions, answered in plain English.

How-tos and explainers on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, cost, migration and AI, written for Indian businesses by the specialists at DevOps TechLab.

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AWS

AWS Activate credits for Indian startups: who qualifies and how to apply

There are two ways in, and the right one depends on who has funded you. What each tier gives and what gets applications turned down.

By AWS Startup Programs Expert · 5 min readRead the article
AWS

AWS Mumbai or Hyderabad: choosing your region in India

Mumbai first and Hyderabad for recovery suits most companies. When to do it differently, and where Delhi and Kolkata fit.

By AWS Solutions Architect · 5 min readRead the article
Google Cloud

Google Cloud for teams already on Google Workspace: where to start

You already have the logins and the admin console. The first three things to set up, and what to leave for later.

By Google Workspace Expert · 5 min readRead the article
Google Cloud

Cloud Run or GKE: what a small team should pick

Both run containers. One needs almost no upkeep; the other gives you control. How to choose without regretting it.

By Google Cloud DevOps Engineer · 5 min readRead the article
Azure

Moving Windows Server and SQL Server to Azure without paying for licences twice

How licence reuse works, who qualifies, and how much it can take off the monthly bill.

By Azure Licensing Expert · 5 min readRead the article
Azure

One login for Microsoft 365 and Azure with Microsoft Entra ID

Use the identities you already have for your cloud, with MFA and access you can remove in one place.

By Microsoft Identity & Security Expert · 5 min readRead the article

Case studies

Work we’re proud of. Built for real clients.

AI platforms on Amazon Bedrock, migrations to AWS and Azure, lower bills and safer backups. Each story shows what we built, how, and what changed.

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$0$4k$8k$12k Before (AWS) US$12,050After (Azure) US$7,676
Cloud infrastructureDatabase (MongoDB → Azure DocumentDB)Per month
MigrationAWS → Azure

From AWS to Azure in 3 weeks, with a 36% lower cloud bill

AWS plus a separate MongoDB bill moved to Azure and Azure DocumentDB.

  • 36%lower monthly bill
  • US$4,374saved a month
  • 3 weeksto migrate
Read the story

Cost calculators

Quick answers. No sign-up.

Four cost calculators that answer one question each in a couple of minutes: how much your AWS, Azure or Google Cloud bill could drop, what your Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoho or Adobe licences will cost and what you get, which Microsoft 365 plan fits, and what your Windows licences are worth on Azure.

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Cloud savings estimator

AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Enter what you spend, answer eight yes/no questions, and see how much you could save and where.

1 Which clouds do you use, and what do you spend a month?

2 What is already in place? Answer for each cloud you use. Not sure counts as half.

1. Servers that run all the time are covered by a commitment discount
2. Servers were right-sized in the last six months
3. Dev and test servers switch off outside office hours
4. Unattached disks, old snapshots and unused IP addresses are cleaned up regularly
5. Old data moves to cheaper storage tiers automatically
6. NAT gateway and data transfer charges have been reviewed
7. Log and monitoring data has a retention limit
8. Budgets and cost alerts are set up
You could save about₹61,784–₹1,16,656a month · ₹7,41,405–₹13,99,872 a year12–23% of ₹5,00,000 a month
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Where the money is

  1. AWSCommit for always-on servers

    Buy Savings Plans or Reserved Instances for the servers that never switch off.

    about ₹29,250 a month
  2. AWSRight-size oversized servers

    Act on AWS Compute Optimizer: move to smaller or newer instance types.

    about ₹22,500 a month
  3. AWSSwitch off dev and test at night

    Schedule non-production instances off nights and weekends (Instance Scheduler).

    about ₹13,500 a month
  4. AWSMove old data to cheaper storage

    Add S3 lifecycle rules or S3 Intelligent-Tiering; review backup retention.

    about ₹11,250 a month

No budget alerts on AWS: a forgotten resource can run for weeks before anyone notices.

What a free review with us adds

  • We read your actual bill and usage, not averages
  • Exact fixes, ranked by saving and effort
  • We can apply them for you, without downtime
  • Funding and credits from AWS, Microsoft or Google where you qualify

Send me the full savings report

We’ll check these numbers against your real bill and send a report with the exact fixes, at no cost.

An estimate, not a quote. Ranges come from typical results when each fix is applied; your bill’s mix changes the real number. Assumes about 60% of the bill is servers. Total capped at 40%.

Webinars & events

Meet the engineers. In person.

Expos we exhibit at and sessions we run. Come with a question, a bill or a plan, and leave with an answer.

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ExhibitingAdmit · TEG 2026

Tech Expo Gujarat 2026

“Beacon of Rising Innovation & AI”

  • 27–29 November 2026Fri to Sun
  • GUCEC, AhmedabadGujarat University Convention and Exhibition Centre
  • Corner stall · 3 × 9 mStall C7
  • 15,000+visitors expected
  • 250+exhibitors
  • 25+speakers
  • 3 days27–29 Nov
50days to go

Book 20 minutes with an engineer at the stall

We confirm by email or phone. Walk-ins are welcome too.

  • Free cloud cost check

    Bring last month’s AWS, Azure or Google Cloud bill. An engineer goes through it with you and points out where it leaks.

  • Licensing desk

    Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Adobe, Apple and Zoho: which plan fits each team, and our price against list.

  • Migration and funding advice

    Moving out of a server room or between clouds: what it costs, how long it takes, and which AWS, Microsoft or Google programme can pay for part of it.

  • Live AI demo

    Watch an AI agent answer business questions from sample company data in plain English, then ask how it would work on your own data.

Talk to an engineer

Start with a 20-minute review. Leave with a plan.

An engineer looks at your current setup, points out what’s costing you money or risk, and tells you what we’d fix first. No sales deck, no obligation to go ahead.

Every month you wait, the bill grows, the audit gets harder and the AI project waits another quarter.

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